South African Communist Party

SACP congratulates SAMWU on its successful 13th National Congress

Friday, 20 March 2026: - The South African Communist Party (SACP) congratulates the South African Municipal Workers Union (SAMWU), an affiliate of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu), for its successful 13th National Congress.

The SACP also congratulates the democratically elected leadership as led by President Nkhetheni Muthavhi, and pledges to continue its support to the leadership and the union as they continue to wage the struggle of municipal workers.

Inspired by the Congress’ theme, “Towards Four Decades and Beyond in Defence of Workers’ Interests”, the members now face the task of advancing the workers’ struggle from strength to strength in the fight for better working and social conditions.

Towards SAMWU’s 40th anniversary and beyond, the Party will continue to play its vanguard role in strengthening the trade union movement in defence of workers’ rights. The SACP pledges to continue contributing towards the galvanisation of the trade union movement’s strength politically, organisationally and ideologically.

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FOUNDED IN 1921 AS THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF SOUTH AFRICA